Yes, WE crossed the finish line
My best friends and I are now recovering from a "grueling" Sunday at the Singapore Marathon.
Recap:
Check out our stats - amazing birds eye view of the entire race!
Me: 10k 1h:9m:50s
Danny: 10k 1h:33m:9s
Pravin: 10k 1h:33m:9s
Vicky: 21k 2h:57m:19s
Yap: 21k (under 3 hours) (Sadly, no stats yet - he's not too happy!)
More photos (& great Christmas gift ideas for the guys!):
For the third year running, this is the only photo of me running (the one in yellow!):
It was a fabulous weekend. The Singapore Marathon is a year-end high(light) for me, and it was made even better this year with the company of my best friends. Thanks guys!
Recap:
- I clocked 70 minutes for my 10km, just 3 minutes over my personal best set in 2006 (yes, it does get very dramatic!)
- The Adidas Adizero shoes were amazing. I ran the entire race without killing my legs. I don't think they will last very long though - when they mean lightweight shoes, they mean shoes without much fabric or rubber!
- My buddies, Pravin & Danny set their personal bests in the 10k, around the 1 h 30m mark - bravo, guys!
- Yap was running his first race beyond 5k, and he whacked 21k in under 3 hours - super duper!
- Vicky as usual made the 21k look super easy - and he's got photos to go with it for a third year in a row - you lucky dude!
- Our chief "inspirator", Mel, got to stand right in front of the Finish line. Getting her to run is still a long shot for 2009
- We pigged out at Cafe Cartel right after our run, and went for a buffet steamboat later that night - the thousands of calories lost in the morning were gained within 6 hours
- We ran a total of 72km between the 5 of us. Some runners do 84km in one day, on their own. I don't think we'll compete in those leagues any time soon
- This year's race attracted close to 50k runners, largest ever in Singapore
- The 42k was won by Luke Kibet, the reigning world champion from Kenya. He ran the race in 2h 13m, 1 minute better than the course record. He was paid 15k USD just to appear for the race and pocketed a cool 35k USD for winning!
Check out our stats - amazing birds eye view of the entire race!
Me: 10k 1h:9m:50s
Danny: 10k 1h:33m:9s
Pravin: 10k 1h:33m:9s
Vicky: 21k 2h:57m:19s
Yap: 21k (under 3 hours) (Sadly, no stats yet - he's not too happy!)
More photos (& great Christmas gift ideas for the guys!):
For the third year running, this is the only photo of me running (the one in yellow!):
It was a fabulous weekend. The Singapore Marathon is a year-end high(light) for me, and it was made even better this year with the company of my best friends. Thanks guys!
posted by Praveen at
11:38 PM
6 Comments:
LOL Praveen : THE ONLY photo of you in the official marathon photos is so sad! And Vicky sure is lucky... full-length photos, tssk! (Maybe it's his b'day month...)
:) But I have to salute you (and the rest). I can never do 1km, let alone 10km. Actually... I can easily do 1km in high-heels, SHOPPING. But somehow, if you translate that into roads, running shoes, heat.. I tend to, not able to run/walk that far. SHAME! (Maybe they should have a shopping-marathon for people like me)
What an amazing post!
I am upset that no photo got taken of you before, during or when you finished the race despite being the selected few running in the adidas Inspirator attire, and I'm so sorry I didn't get to the finish line on time to take shots of you.
Nevertheless, I am proud of you, and the lot, for finishing the marathon! Good job, guys!
@tsulin: I'm sure you can run more than that, and you're prolly being your usual humble self. I saw lots of parents pushing strollers and running the race =)
@melissa: it was funny when I spotted you across the road. The frantic waving was hilarious. Next year, we can all take part in the team event - 6 to a team, at least 1 female =)
I don't know how on earth you found me amongst that crowd. I actually called Ally and told her I might not be able to find you guys. 10,000+ people, gasp!
I had fun standing at the Finish Line, cheering people on, enjoying the music, great atmosphere. I'm glad I went down to the 'padang' this year (my first time!) - enjoyed my weekend too much I didn't want to leave S'pore!
Yap: 21km - 2h 57m 21s but considered disqualified as C4 did not clock him in.
Arrrrgggghhhh!!!!
All the hard work for nothing but is all cool and there's always next year.
Great work you guys!
Rajan, too bad there was no good photo of you :(
I heard Yap couldnt move after that :D
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